According to psychologists, handwriting changes when someone lies, and this is so because the brain has to work harder to invent facts, which then in turn interfere with the normal writing process. To reach the conclusion, researchers at the University of Haifa, Israel, asked 34 volunteers to write two short paragraphs, where in one they recalled a real memory while in the other a fictitious event, reports The Telegraph. The volunteers used a wireless electronic pen with a tip that was pressure-sensitive in order to write their memories and lies. Later the paper was placed on a computer tablet, which monitored and analysed their writing style. The scientists then found those who wrote lies pressed harder on the paper, had longer pen strokes and produced taller letters than those telling the truth. “In the false writing condition, the average pressure, stroke length and height were significantly higher than in the true writing condition,” the researchers said. Professor Richard Wiseman, psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, told the Daily Mail the technique was promising. “We know that people hesitate more when they lie and some companies already use this fact to see how long it takes people to tick boxes when filling in surveys online,” he said. The study has been published in the Journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology.
wow these guys came to a conclusion with 34 people. i bet they were told about the expected results beforehand too, derren brown could do better.
Hmmm... the difference may just have been the order in which they wrote. By the time they got to the second paragraph their hands were tired so they pressed harder, LOL... Like the Master G stated, n = 34 is not conclusive research. Let's see say, n = 65,000, across a multinational sampling (writing in assorted languages (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, as well as European based scripts), with various times of day, written item length, age, and eye acuity eliminated as possible variables. Then I may be convinced. LOL...
Wait, you could tell I'm wearing a suit? Jeez... is this camera thing on again...? -sweat LOL... Force of habit.
i don't believe this crap; not to mention the study is not anywhere close to reliable with such a small number of participants.
Nah, I dont really believe that. And handwriting change now and then. But this research is not trustworthy at all.sounds so incredible that one cant try to even get anyone to listen to this...
lol yea my handwriting changes alot too, sometimes i write bigger to fill the page, sometimes i write bubbly cuz it looks neat, sometimes i scribble write if im in a hurry... yea iono man
if it was out of 1000 i will think its more like a research 34 is hardly a sample! my handwriting changes after 4 lines, does that mean im lying?
Clearly these guys have no idea what the word research means if they believe 34 people is enough to represent the world. Meh... I don't have a clue about my writing, all I know is you can tell people's personality thru their writing.
